Archive

Welcome to my Archive Page:
Below you will find a list of posts organized by topic and family name. These include: longer family articles, short individual biographies and other general topic articles.




The Family Stories:
Longer articles, built as a multi-part series, chronicling a number of generations of a particular family or families and linked to related families.
   Hermann Family:
        David Hermann and the Hermann Family - Part 1 - Mecklenburg, "the old country"
        David Hermann and the Hermann Family - Part 2 - A Life in Wisconsin
   Holcomb(e) Family:
        The Holcombe Family - Colonial Generations - Part 1 - Thomas Holcombe in the New World
        The Holcombe Family - Colonial Generations - Part 2 - Nathaniel Holcombe of Salmon Brook
        The Holcombe Family - Colonial Generations - Part 3 - Nathaniel Holcombe II
        The Holcombe Family - Colonial Generations - Part 4 - Nathaniel Holcombe III
        The Holcombe Family - Colonial Generations - Part 5 - Joseph, Micah and the Movement West
  Hollister Family:
        David Hollister and the Hollister Family - Part 1 - Connecticut and New York
        David Hollister and the Hollister Family - Part 2 - Across the Midwest
        David Hollister and the Hollister Family - Part 3 - The Next Generations        
   Peterson / Moe Family:
        Ole Peterson and the Peterson Family - Part 1 - Before there was Peterson, there was Moe
        Ole Peterson and the Peterson Family - Part 2 - The Petersons, a First Family of Mount Horeb
        Ole Peterson and the Peterson Family - Part 3 - Olaus and the Next Generation        
   Wilderman Family:
        The Wilderman Family - Part 1 - Germany and Colonial America
        The Wilderman Family - Part 2 - West into the Frontier
        The Wilderman Family - Part 3 - From Frontier to Settled Territory
   Zweifel Family:
        The Zweifel Brothers - Part 1 - Glarus, Switzerland
        The Zweifel Brothers - Part 2 - New Glarus, Wisconsin
        The Zweifel Brothers - Part 3 - Mary Zweifel and Family

Colonial Families - an Overview
A series of short articles on some of the colonial families allied with the Holcombe family.
   Introduction: Colonial Families - an Overview
        Bliss Family
        Chapin Family
        Buell Family
        Cogan Family (included with the Buell Family)
        Hayes Family - coming soon
        Wilcockson Family - coming soon

The Towns of My Ancestors
A series of short articles on some of the places where families lived
   Introduction: The Towns of My Ancestors
       Windsor, Connecticut
       Salmon Brook, Connecticut
       Freeburg, Illinois - coming soon
       New Garus, Wisconsin - coming soon
       Blue Mounds, Wisconsin - coming soon
       Maple, Iowa - coming soon

The Family Search
The quest to find families that have been lost to me.
   Goldner Family:  
   Hollister Family:
        In Search of David Hollister - The Journey to find David's family
   Peterson / Moe Family:
        Peterson - Moe, What's in a Name? - Norwegian Naming Conventions Shaped My Family Names.

The Short Biographies:
A series of short biographies on individual ancestors with links to related families and individuals.
   Holcomb:
        Apollas Holcombe, Patriot and Pioneer - September 7, 2011
        Ralph Elliot Holcomb, Supreme Sacrifice - October 19, 2011
        Reuben T. Holcomb, Wisconsin Pioneer  - March 12, 2012
   Goldner:
       Louis Goldner, Chicago, Illinois - March 22, 2013
   Goth:
        Jurgen Christian Goth, Mecklenburg Exodus - December 9, 2011
   O'Neil:
        Francis O'Neil, Ireland, Scotland, Wisconsin, Iowa - April 20, 2012
   Ostenberg:
        Frederick Ostenberg, German Immigrant - November 2, 2011
   Peterson / Moe:
        Alfred Peterson of Mount Horeb, Wisconsin - November 2012
        Curtis "Spike" Peterson, the "Rassler" - October 2013
        Lars P. Moe, Minnesota Pioneer - August 26, 2011
        Peter P. Moe, North Dakota Pioneer - July 4, 2024
   Roth
        Frederick Roth - Monroe and Chicago - October 26, 2012
       
Other Articles
General articles and posts about genealogy, family and other ramblings.
   1950 Census - Another Milestone - October 14, 2022
   The Towns of My Ancestors - February 2017
   Six Years of Blogging about Genealogy - October 1, 2016
   Colonial Families - an Overview - September 20, 2016
   Two Years of Blogging about Genealogy - October 1, 2012
   History Page Added - More Stuff - May 2, 2012
   1940 Census - Once in a Lifetime - March 30, 2012
   The Flow of Information - February, 14, 2012
   A Big Peterson Family Reunion - September 1, 2011
   Ode to the Genealogist - April 19, 2011
   New Discoveries are Delightful - January 2, 2011
   Genealogy and the Internet - November 2, 2010
   The Genealogy Mother Load - October 19, 2010
   History and Genealogy - October 1, 2010
   Yet Another Blog - September 30, 2010




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